還記得初為人母、初為人父時的心情嗎?還記得面對那個小小的生命,那種喜悅、驚奇、小心翼翼、手忙腳亂的感覺嗎? 組裡的同事 Jim 當爸爸了,他請了一個星期的假,在家照顧妻子和初生的兒子。 回來上班的第一天,Jim 滿臉都寫着興奮。他衝着一位還沒有孩子的同事說:David, you got to have a kid. It's the most wonderful thing in the world! David 被他的情緒感染了,開玩笑地回答:Ok, I will do it tonight. 幾天后,Jim 黑着兩個眼圈走進辦公室。他打着哈欠對David說:What did I tell you few days ago? Forget it. My life is horrible now! Jim 的兒子滿月了,他有點急不可待地宣布:I can't wait for my son to grow up. I want to teach him to play football. 某天中午,同事們在談論最近發生的一個惡性案件。Jim 嘆了口氣:One day, I will have to tell my son, there are some bad persons in the world. 有一天,David 笑嘻嘻地問Jim:你看我是不是該要個孩子呢?Jim 認真地想了想,嚴肅地說:Well, regardless what I have said, you need to make your own decision. 無論在東方還是西方,父母對孩子的感覺都是類似的:有許多的開心,許多的期許, 還有一些牽掛,一些憂慮 … |